Peer-Reviewed Research Database
The science behind the engine
Every compound-food link in CompKitchen comes from a peer-reviewed source. Search 38,144 flavor-relevant papers — part of a 44,648-paper indexed corpus — on aroma compounds, odor thresholds, GC-MS analyses, and sensory studies that power the pairing engine.
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Unsupervised Recovery of Food Taxonomy from Volatile Compound Profiles: A UMAP Analysis of 450 Ingredients
Without supervision or human-coded labels, a UMAP projection of 7,464 volatile compounds across 450 ingredients reproduces conventional food categories — and surfaces cross-category molecular bridges that traditional culinary intuition misses.
Johnson, M. C. (2026). Zenodo. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459
More original analyses in queue — Rychlik integration writeup and per-compound OAV audits.
2025
gc ms
A novel biodegradable food packaging material based on cassava thermoplastic starch (TPS) and polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) blends containing food preservatives was suc...
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PMID: 40646923
DOI: 10.3390/foods14132171
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2025
sensory panel
Hot-air drying is a key step for Antarctic krill (<i>Euphausia superba</i>) onboard processing; however, few studies have explored the effects of different drying temperatures on t...
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PMID: 40238377
DOI: 10.3390/foods14071221
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2025
aroma analysis
Incorporating <i>Bifidobacterium</i> into fermented milk alters the balance between <i>Lactobacillus bulgaricus</i> and <i>Streptococcus thermophilus</i>. We investigated the bacte...
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PMID: 40336531
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.70182
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2025
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
pharmacology
Olive leaves, a significant source of agri-food waste, can be valorized as feedstock in biorefineries due to their high content of antioxidant compounds, mainly polyphenols. This s...
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2025
gc ms
<i>Theobroma grandiflorum</i> (copoazu) is a plant native to South America, widely cultivated in countries within the Amazon region. Its unique phytochemical composition imparts di...
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2025
aroma analysis
Minglv-flavor (MLF) Baijiu, brewed with mung beans, exhibits a characteristic aroma profile. However, key aroma compounds and dynamic evolution during aging have not been systemati...
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2025
gc ms
Raw meat products are prone to light-induced oxidation, leading to quality deterioration. Astaxanthin (Asta) exhibits excellent antioxidant capabilities, but it is still unknown if...
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2025
aroma analysis
Drying is an essential step of extending the shelf life and altering eating qualities of <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>. However, during the drying of <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>, the...
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2025
Food science & nutrition
pharmacology
Carotenoids are natural micronutrients found in plants and microorganisms, but not synthesized by animals. Carotenoids show various biological activities, including antioxidant pro...
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PMID: 40071130
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.70092
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2025
gc ms
This study aimed at elucidating the impact of high-intensity ultrasonication (HIU) on milk's aromatic profile and the molecular interaction behaviors between aroma compounds and β-...
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2025
threshold study
This study investigates structure-odor threshold relationships of aroma compounds using integrated S-curve analysis, molecular docking, and dynamics simulations. Molecular docking...
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2025
pharmacology
<h4>Introduction</h4>Antibiotic resistance is a pressing global challenge, complicating the treatment of infectious diseases caused by multidrug-resistant microorganism. For centur...
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2025
aroma analysis
(1) Background: This study investigated changes in bioactive components and volatile compounds (VCs) during the production of red millet by comparing two varieties: Miao Xiang glut...
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PMID: 40807628
DOI: 10.3390/foods14152692
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2025
Orbital - The Electronic Journal of Chemistry
other
Essential oils (OEs) are extracted from aromatic plants and are complex mixtures of compounds mainly generated from terpenoids, benzenes, aromatic rings, and phenolic acids. They p...
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2025
gc ms
<h4>Introduction</h4>Grass pollen triggers nearly 30% of bronchial allergic asthma cases. While most Q8 research focuses on pollen allergens, pollen lipids may also influence aller...
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2025
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
other
The aim of this study was to investigate the differences of quality indexes, bacterial community and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of industrial-scale tiger skin chicken feet (...
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2025
other
Microbial-fermented jiaosu products from traditional Chinese medicinal herbs/fruits are popular health-market functional foods, valued for boosting immunity, relieving fatigue, and...
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2025
other
This research examined the influences of electric field strength and pulse frequency of pulsed electric field (PEF) treatment, along with the combined effects of dissolved oxygen a...
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PMID: 40238228
DOI: 10.3390/foods14071097
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2025
aeda
Feng-flavor Baijiu is a significant subtype of traditional Chinese baijiu that has considerable consumer popularity. This study examined how the quality of Feng-flavor Baijiu was a...
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2025
aroma analysis
Diannan small-ear pig (DSP) ham is known for exceptional flavor. However, the composition of flavor components and the mechanisms underlying flavor development remain unclear. In t...
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PMID: 40941214
DOI: 10.3390/foods14173098
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Sources: PubMed (US National Library of Medicine), Semantic Scholar, Europe PMC, CORE. Papers are selected by targeted search queries for each ingredient and compound in our database.